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References
- ↑ Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 566. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
- ↑ Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 902. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
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